How long will I have to wait at the orlando airport for magical express to depart?

[ADisneyQueen]

I have never waited more than 15 minutes on a ME bus to leave the airport. Are things different now? Our flight lands at 12:30 pm. Have people been waiting a long time for a bus or on a bus? I'm anxious to get to WDW!

 

[aokeefe]

So many factors play in- it's totally random. I've been twice in the last 6 months and have had 30 minute wait and no wait (we walked right on to the bus and departed immediately)

 

[holden]

We haven’t been since covid but in the past we have left within 5 minutes and have waited as long as an hour. Seems to be completely random.

 

[Kitty & Covs Covs]

We just got back and waited about 20 minutes. This was at 11:45pm. There were people waiting in each line for all the hotels and they were still boarding for about 3-4 stops each.

 

[Pinkshoos]

Last month, I waited 20 mins. In December, it was probably 5. It just varies, but I don't think the waits are at all what they were pre-pandemic.

 

[Leigh L]

We've ridden it twice to WDW during the pandemic. It seems to vary from what I've read but we've lucked out both times. Was immediately (or almost immediately) put on a bus and only waited a few minutes.

Not sure how it was before the pandemic since I'd only used DME to return to MCO but our buses from MCO had 4 resort stops. We've always been lucky enough to be the 3rd or 4th stop, lol.

 

[teawar]

Over the past few months, I’ve waited about 30 minutes than other times it was 5. There are so many variables to account for! We all want the short wait, but it doesn’t always happen.

 

[KPeterso]

I rode it 2 weeks ago from MCO. When I arrived at the DME spot, there was no one in any of the lines. I only waited in the line a minute or 2 and then I was the first one put on my bus and it was loaded back to front. I think it took about 20-25 minutes to get the bus full to leave MCO.

 

[Lsdolphin]

Does wait for ME seem shorter due to limited capacity on busses?

 

[KPeterso]

Does wait for ME seem shorter due to limited capacity on busses?

I honestly think my bus was pretty darn full. I was the first on and all the way in the back of the bus. But it seemed like just about all of the rows ended up being full. They tell you what row to sit in on the bus. I was the 3rd stop and only myself and another couple were on at that point. We also stopped at Pop and CBR and a ton of people got off at both of those stops.

 

[supersnoop]

Last Saturday, the line to check in was all the way back past the rental car counters and to the escalator. On Sunday, it was about 50 families deep. With so many people traveling, the buses load and depart very quickly, but waiting in line for the bus seemed like it took much longer than normal.

 

[ADisneyQueen]

Last Saturday, the line to check in was all the way back past the rental car counters and to the escalator. On Sunday, it was about 50 families deep. With so many people traveling, the buses load and depart very quickly, but waiting in line for the bus seemed like it took much longer than normal.

About what time was this? Our flight arrives at 12:30 PM. I'm hoping this is early enough in the day to avoid lines but I don't know.

 

[supersnoop]

About what time was this? Our flight arrives at 12:30 PM. I'm hoping this is early enough in the day to avoid lines but I don't know.

Our Saturday experience was a 9:30am arrival and Sunday was a 12:30pm arrival. The Spring Break crowds are bigger than I had hoped.

 

[DisneyRunner2009]

So, bus capacity is not being limited, at this time? Buses are full like pre covid?

 

[ashispunk]

My bus trips this week were so random,some buses we were told where to sit,while others we could pick seats..but never were they so full people were standing.